Zion

Meaning

Proper Noun

• An Landmark hill (or "mount") in the land of Israel on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built, a centerpiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
• Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
• The whole nation of Israel.
• A male given name from Hebrew, which is of rampant modern usage still.
• A female given name
• An association of the righteous.
• city/and/twp Lake County (county) Illinois (state) USA (country).

Related

Similar words

• Mount Zion
• Moriah, Mount of myrrh (as a special landmark of 'perfume' importance; Analogous to the very special power of prayer that rises specifically from this locale. In accordance with Jewish Midrashic literature)

Origin

• Old English, from , from Hebrew ציון.